Ulefone Armor 9 vs Sonim XP8 Comparison and Differences

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Ulefone Armor 9

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Ulefone Armor 9 or Sonim XP8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Ulefone Armor 9 Sonim XP8
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Release date 2020, June 29 2018, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 168.2 x 82 x 15 mm | 6.62 x 6.62 x 3.23 in 152 x 79.5 x 18 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 3.13 in
Weight 320 g | 11.29 oz 335 g | 11.82 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum back with rubber, aluminum frame
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Colors Black Black
Battery 6600 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 4900 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 510 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 42 h (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 720 h
Talking time - Up to 30 h
Music play - Up to 70 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 5" in
Screen area 97.4 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.6% 57.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 409 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 64 MP, Triple 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 0.8µm, PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
-FLIR thermal camera (Lepton module)
-12 MP, PDAF
Functions Thermal imaging, heat palettes, temp. spot meter, quad-LED flash, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2 8 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10 Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6779 Helio P90 (12 nm) - Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR GM9446 Adreno 508
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 128 GB
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 196323
Antutu 7 Total

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, baroceptor, coulombmeter - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Endoscope mount (camera sold separately)
- Fast charging 18W
- IP68/IP69K dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.2 m
-MIL-STD-810G compliant

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0)
- IP69 dust proof and water resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
-MIL-STD-810G

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